Embattled 'Gold Bars' Bob Menendez resigns from the Senate...
as he begs Joe Biden for a pardon on his way out the door READ MORE: DNC show runners bump major star as Joe Biden DNC talk goes on By Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter For Dailymail.Com In Chicago Published: 00:00, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 00:11, 21 August 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Disgraced former New Jersey Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez, 70, has officially resigned from the Senate weeks after being charged in an international corruption and bribery scheme.
The ex-chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was found guilty on 16 counts related to taking bribes in exchange for helping local businessmen and the countries Qatar and Egypt . One of the charges included acting as a foreign agent. He faces 222 years in prison for his crimes and his sentencing is expected in late October.
Now, finally coming to grips with his fate after an overwhelming barrage of calls for him to resign by his closest colleagues, the decades-long senior New Jersey senator officially stepped aside Tuesday. He had indicated he would be out of the Senate by the end of the day. Menendez used his high-profile position as the former Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman to help one man negotiate a contract with Egyptian officials and his connections in New Jersey to hamper investigations into another's business Read More EXCLUSIVE Chicago protestors call on voters not to back Kamala Harris at DNC demonstration: 'Abandon Harr.